Impact of different omega-3 fatty acid sources on lipid, hormonal, blood glucose, weight gain and histopathological damages profile in PCOS rat model

Table 1 Composition of experimental diet

Ingredients (g/1000 g diet)	NC	PC	SO	FO	F
Cornstarch	347.49	347.49	347.49	347.49	347.49
Maltodextrin	132	132	132	132	132
Sucrose	100	100	100	100	100
Casein	200	200	200	200	200
L-Cysteine	3	3	3	3	3
Soyabean oil	70	70	50.01	32.6	16
Cellulose	100	100	100	100	100
AIN-93-VX vitamin mix	10	10	10	10	10
AIN-93G-MX mineral mix	35	35	35	35	35
TBHQ	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014
Choline bitartrate	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
SO	0	0	19.99	0	0
FO	0	0	0	37.40	0
F	0	0	0	0	54
Total energy (kcal)^a	3660	3660	3660	3660	3660

NC, Negative control; PC, Positive control; SO, (synthetic omega-3 containing ALA, EPA and DHA); FO, (flaxseed oil); F, (fish oil) and TBHQ, tertiary-butylhydroquinone
^aThe estimate of caloric content was based on the standard physiological fuel values for CHO, fat and
protein of 4, 9 and 4, respectively

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